Phil Spector

Over the years, many Hampton Roads radio stations have been content to follow more often than lead. For example, once rock hits were broken in major markets, local outlets would jump on and ride the wave.

That's started to change recently as stations including WROX-FM (96.1) have taken chances on new artists and watched those bets pay off.

The latest instance of this new appetite for innovation comes from the Ambassadors, a Brooklyn-based modern rock band. I saw the group play to a packed NorVa on Saturday night. From the way the crowd reacted, you'd think this was a band already ruling the national...

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Over the years, many Hampton Roads radio stations have been content to follow more often than lead. For example, once rock hits were broken in major markets, local outlets would jump on and ride the wave.
That's started to change recently as stations...

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